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2,516 residents make their home in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is schools — bac results 10 points below the expected rate; brevet results 11.5 points below the expected rate. It lags on health as well (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,350/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 12.4% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Monchecourt has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Monchecourt with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Monchecourt has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Monchecourt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monchecourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Centre Historique Minier de Lewarde (ancien site minier de la fosse Delloye de la compagnie des mines d'Aniche), in Lewarde, 2.2 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Monchecourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monchecourt.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 67% passed the bac pro, of 142 candidates. Its schools’ results rank #194 of 195 in Nord. Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert DesnosNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 60%−16 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre Joseph LaurentNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 142 | 67%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 208 deaths in Monchecourt between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 165: 26% above. One GP practises locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Typical age in Monchecourt: 39.3, the median. Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Monchecourt | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.4%, between Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,830 a year. Bus, tram or train carried 3.2% of working residents in Monchecourt to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,350/m²: 81 houses and apartments sold in Monchecourt between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.21/m² a month, lower than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.93/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,350/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 30 offenses in Monchecourt in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.7 violent offenses and 9.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Of the graded crimes locally, family violence came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 26.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Monchecourt. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Monchecourt.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Monchecourt is a commune of 2,516 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monchecourt | 2,516 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Auberchicourt | 4,626 | 1.9 | C− | B− | B | D |
| Masny | 3,999 | 2.3 | D− | B− | C+ | D |
| Aniche | 9,963 | 2.4 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 3.8 | D | B− | C | C |
| Montigny-en-Ostrevent | 4,495 | 4.3 | C | C+ | A− | C− |
| Abscon | 4,108 | 4.3 | C+ | B | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Monchecourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,350/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Monchecourt grades B− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.